BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM

BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 54 at the Que for the Troops (2015). They are ranked #6157 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,157

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1425

peak 1425 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Jun 1, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1589

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

630.8456 / 720

Master · Que for the Troops

Perfect 180s

Current form

605.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 600.68 (+4.55)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5716

Pork Ribs · Que for the Troops

Consistency

±21.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 154.25 · weakest Brisket (145.73)

Road miles

529

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

600.68 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.51 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 145.73
Pork Ribs avg 154.25
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BARN FIRE SMOKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 49th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2142 (70 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2057 (85 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1444 (200 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS

#6,159 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers

#6,155 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2025

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Cowboy Joe's Catering

#6,153 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1426

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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BBQ De Reizende Mannen

#6,154 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1426

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 8% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 30, 2019

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Hog Wash

#6,160 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1425

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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DU-LITTLE BBQ

#6,156 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

Level with BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 23, 2021

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
ENGINEERED SMOKE	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT SIDE DOWN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	163.9428	138.1828	152.09	top 77%
Pork Ribs	9	1	168.5716	141.1200	154.25	top 64%
Pork	9	0	157.6684	139.4172	148.61	top 85%
Brisket	9	0	163.4744	128.4800	145.73	top 78%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	4	49	0	top 83%	Aug 25, 2017
Que for the Troops	3	57	0	top 96%	Jun 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 209 finished ahead 81 times, behind 491

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

Jun 1 Most recent contest Que for the Troops

20172 milestones

Jun 2 First call Que for the Troops
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5716 Que for the Troops

20151 milestone

Jun 5 Career-best overall score630.8456 Que for the Troops

20142 milestones

Jun 6 First tracked contest Que for the Troops
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1486) Que for the Troops

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
-10.3	Que for the Troops	Jun 1, 2018
-9.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 2014
-9.2	Que for the Troops	Jun 2, 2017
-8.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 98%	81.7%	81.7%
2017	2	50%	top 90%	83.8%	83%
2016	2	0%	top 75%	86.7%	86.3%
2015	2	0%	top 81%	87.6%	85.5%
2014	2	0%	top 92%	82.5%	79.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	60 / 61 (588.4232)	58 (146.8460)	61 (142.2172)	50 (152.5828)	57 (146.7772)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	62 / 69 (603.2572)	59 (150.2284)	66 (143.9432)	49 (157.1428)	53 (151.9428)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	57 / 63 (592.4232)	62 (138.1828)	7 (168.5716)	46 (153.6800)	61 (131.9888)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	49 / 66 (623.8972)	48 (155.9888)	50 (154.2516)	43 (157.6684)	30 (155.9884)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	51 / 67 (618.1260)	30 (163.9428)	32 (161.6800)	65 (145.0744)	52 (147.4288)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	58 / 70 (600.9264)	36 (159.9888)	61 (146.7888)	61 (149.6800)	59 (144.4688)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	43 / 54 (630.8456)	35 (162.2628)	23 (165.1200)	54 (139.9884)	20 (163.4744)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	60 / 70 (594.0908)	64 (146.2400)	15 (164.5484)	68 (142.2400)	62 (141.0624)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	64 / 65 (554.1144)	60 (145.0972)	61 (141.1200)	63 (139.4172)	64 (128.4800)

BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)